Graves draw up a list of all of the big families in town. Lottery arrangements start the night before the event. Every person in the village is confident that this kind of practice is natural and cheerfully welcomes it. The whole atmosphere of the ‘normality’ of such an event created by the author is very persuasive. At the time of the story, no one remembers this reason. Long ago, it was to ensure that future harvest will bring a sufficient amount of food. Family members and friends randomly select a person in the city to be stoned to death. The “lottery” in the story is an annual event. The following analysis of The Lottery is going to talk about it in detail. First published in 1948, it quickly gained popularity due to various psychological aspects of the story. The Lottery by Shirley Jackson is one of the most recognized short pieces of literature in the US.
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